24 OCTOBER 1908, Page 16

[TO TER EDITOR OF TRH " SPECTATOR:1

Stre,—The Adult Schools possess three houses of retreat,—two given by the Cadburys of Birmingham, and one by the young widow of a Rowntree who died in his prime, at Scarborough. They are used as guest-houses, and take in parties for week-ends and longer terms. Lectures, meetings, and excursions are not so severe a discipline as our Roman Catholic friends use, but the results approximate. The camaraderie is a strong influence for good. Men from slum homes, from rough factory surroundings, live for a time with educated, cultured men. One of them said be now knew what a real holiday was. I have not been myself, but one of the men in my Adult School went and told me about it.—I am, Sir, &c., H. J. G.